Activities at Lethen Park Care Home

Mary really enjoyed her first visit to the Knit and Natter Club. Mary was so happy to meet new friends and tell us all about her love for knitting. Mary was very content during this club and especially loved the Freshly baked Cream cheese cake that the Knitting volunteers brought. Mary said “I can not wait to come again next week”

Raymond has recently enjoyed time in our beautiful garden helping with the Greenhouse, watering the pepper, tomato and cucumber plants.

Raymond and the activities team enjoyed speaking about their love for vegetables and all things home grown.

Today's activity has given Raymond a great sense of accomplishment and a great deal of pride.

Residents across our services had a delightful time during a special virtual sensory storytelling event, led by Art Historian Jon Sleigh from the Historic Royal Palaces.

Jon took us on a journey to discover some of the more unusual and unexpected inhabitants of the palaces and the Tower of London, sharing fascinating stories about the pets at the palaces.

Whilst enjoying the virtual experience, our residents were treated to hot beverages, delicious biscuits, berries and cakes.  It was a truly lovely time for all.

Excitement was building at Barchester’s Lethen Park care home in Portlethen as staff and residents went on a day trip in the home’s minibus to see Troy the Pony.

Planned by the home’s Activities Coordinator, staff and residents from the Memory Lane community at Lethen Park which is especially designed for residents living with dementia, went to Hayfield Riding club where they were met by the director Lorna and The beautiful Pony Troy. We enjoyed a walk around the premises and seen all the beautiful horses large and small. We then went to Sally’s café for a fine cuppa, soup and a delicious sandwich. 

Across our services Residents had a wonderful time participating in an interactive virtual talk with Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster, where we delved into the rich history of coronations.

During the talk, we explored fascinating topics such as the coronation chair, the crown, and other significant aspects related to King Charles' upcoming coronation. Our residents were thrilled to have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the memoirs of past coronations from 1937 and 1953, as well as learning about the coronation oath and what to expect from the ceremony, including the music, guests, and pageantry.

Kole had a brilliant time on his easter holidays with all our residents at Lethen park, Kole supported the residents with very important tasks from our wellbeing priorities such as putting on the TV, Radios and helping residents to and from the lounge with supervision of a carer. Kole had a great day showing residents the fun things that you can do on a smart phone, snap chat filters and games. Kole can not wait to come back.